Bill Text - HB1319 (2020)

Prohibiting the siting of new landfills or expansions of existing landfills near state parks, national parks, or United States Department of Agriculture forest land.


Revision: March 16, 2020, 11:29 a.m.

HB 1319 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

12Mar2020... 0995h

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2020 SESSION

20-2285

08/04

 

HOUSE BILL 1319

 

AN ACT prohibiting the siting of new landfills or expansions of existing landfills near state parks, national parks, or United States Department of Agriculture forest land.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. French, Graf. 14; Rep. Merner, Coos 7; Rep. Cohen, Hills. 28; Rep. Eisner, Rock. 6; Rep. Spang, Straf. 6; Rep. Dutzy, Hills. 30; Rep. Weston, Graf. 8; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Coursin, Rock. 1; Rep. Josephson, Graf. 11

 

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits the siting of new landfills, excluding expansions of existing landfills, near state parks or national parks.  This bill also defines state and national parks for the purposes of prohibiting the siting of new landfills or expansions of existing landfills.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12Mar2020... 0995h

12Mar2020... 1108h 20-2285

08/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

 

AN ACT prohibiting the siting of new landfills or expansions of existing landfills near state parks, national parks, or United States Department of Agriculture forest land.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Paragraph; Permit Prohibited Near Certain Parks an Forest Lands.  Amend RSA 149-M:9 by inserting after paragraph XIV the following new paragraph:

XV.  No permit shall be issued by the department for the siting of a new landfill, excluding expansions of existing landfills, if any part of the actual solid waste disposal area is proposed to be located within 2 miles of the boundary of any state or national park.  For purposes of this paragraph, "state park" means any state park managed by the state director of the division of parks and recreation pursuant to RSA 216-A:1-2.  For purposes of this paragraph "national park" means the Appalachian National Scenic Trail as described in RSA 216-D:2 and the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park.  State or national park shall not include the state historic sites and recreational rail trails.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.